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Hurricane Helene story map is released Satellite image of Hurricane Helene as it formed in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in the Florida Big Bend region. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites) Download Image September 16, 2025 Nearly one year…
With less than two months until this year’s United Nations climate change conference, many prospective attendees are still looking for housing in the small Brazilian host city of Belem. Costs for lodging have soared, and only a little more than…
Explore the depths: Hudson Canyon live! Deepwater octopus (Graneledone verrucosa). (Image credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research) Download Image September 22, 2025 Hudson Canyon, the largest deep-sea canyon off the coast of New York, is a biological treasure…
The Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline, which would deliver natural gas into the New York City area, has been shot down three times because of environmental concerns. Supporters hope the fourth time is the charm.
Meet 2025 NOAA Ocean Exploration Hollings Scholar, Alex Ensign This jellyfish (Trachymedusae) was seen on the midwater transects at a depth of approximately 700 meters (~2,295 feet). (Image credit: OAA Ocean Exploration, Gulf of Mexico 2018) Download Image September 11,…
As the Brazilian city prepares to host 50,000 delegates, local people are being pushed from their homes The two-bedroom apartment in Belém became Suelen Freitas’s home in 2020, when she moved her family to the same building as her elderly…
China Nonferrous Mining told investors its waste pit collapse did not have a “significant impact” on Zambia’s environment or residents. A new lawsuit, however, chronicles illnesses, lost livelihoods and fear among locals. By Katie Surma Planet China: Eighth in a…
A new analysis suggests that the “prudent” storage available for carbon dioxide to head off further global warming is more limited than other recent estimates. Accounting for the risks associated with carbon capture and storage (CCS), the study found that…
Sun Day national action supported renewable energy, day after ‘Make Billionaires Pay’ march ahead of Climate Week Hundreds of environmentalists gathered in New York City’s Stuyvesant Square Park and a nearby Quaker meeting house on Sunday to rally in support…
Scientists have invented a pollen-based sunscreen, which their results suggest is as effective in blocking harmful ultraviolet rays as sunscreens containing chemicals that contribute to coral bleaching and pollution in oceans. In a recently published study, the researchers also showed…